Clayton Moore

Birth Name:

Jack Carlton Moore

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Inducted into the Stuntman's Hall of Fame in 1982
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987 and is the only star to have both their name and their character name
Received the Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1990
Won the Founder's Award, part of the Golden Boot Awards, in 1998
Won the Golden Boot Award in 1983, along with the likes of Roy Rogers and Gene Autry
Once worked as a male model in New York City after a knee injury
Was a circus acrobat at the age of eight and worked his way up to aerialist, appearing in the 1934 World Fair
Quote: "I will continue wearing the white hat and black mask until I ride up into the big ranch in the sky․"
Quote: "Once I got the Lone Ranger role, I didn't want any other․ I like playing the good guy․"
Best known for his role as "The Lone Ranger," which first began in 1949
Appeared on a commemorative postage stamp in the Early TV Memories issue honoring "The Lone Ranger," which was issued in 2009

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